The Pastor of my Old Church Tried to Re-Convert Me Yesterday

Well, it isn't true, for real. The other defenses I think are shown in what is written, so based at least in part on that. So that there is an example of them, and that is why people suggest them as possible answers. Maybe I'll go through the summary list and see if that is what is happening.

(also... I don't have to go to work after all, the hot water tank busted and i just got called off... so extra bonus day off for me... and no chefs have to do dishes by hand first, boiling hot water to do them... Yay; since it is is also -30 out right now, warming up after our -40 weekend)

All the while avoiding the point... and your end game is no different than your pastor friend's end game, regarding conversion. Just from the opposite angle.

TEC, did you overlook reading what I posted this morning, in response to MissFit's complaint about my posting in a seemingly dismissive fashion? I explained my frustration stems from those posters who feel free to ignore ALL vestiges of common sense and refuse to analyze what they're about to post. The main inspiration was you, and your continued reliance on the childish and pointless "but you did it, too!" (tu quoque) fallacy.

So here we are, only a few hours later, and you're simply throwing up the same drivel, still grasping at straws, using logic that has absolutely ZERO relevance to the question at hand.

And even if it's true, SO WHAT? Isn't it rather obvious to most anyone reading that the pastor likely feels compelled to tend to Jesus' lost sheep (or more cynically, to boost donations and tithes) and Cofty feels compelled to free people from ancient superstitious thinking of belief in Gods?

None of which has anything to do with the price of tea in China, and only distracts from the question Cofty asked:

why did God not intervene to save lives in 2004?

Don't worry if you can't come up with a satisfying answer: theologians have wrestled with the same question for a millenia now, and haven't come up with anything more satisfying than also offering silly distractions.

Why not select the points from Cofty's excellent list that you are defending and defend them?

Most of the arguing in these type of threads revolve around getting someone to actually honestly answer a question. Cofty is doing well trying to keep the issues on topic - but if you are truly interested in honesty please just address the points you defend.